Projects
Sensorimotor synchronization ability of walking and running to metronome sounds and music within motor learning perspective in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder. Hasselt University
Motor learning in Parkinson’s disease: underlying effective connectivity and influential factors KU Leuven
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is characterized by severe motor symptoms that can only be partially alleviated by medication. We showed earlier that rehabilitation is an important therapeutic supplement for micrographia in early disease. However, what is unknown is how motor learning impacts on the underlying neural networks in patients with different disease progression and how this interacts with dopaminergic medication. Furthermore, difficulties ...
Influence of a lesson series including a bobble track in each lesson on motor learning outcome and motivation of children (5-12 years) in elementary school HOGENT
Mechanisms of non-invasive brain stimulation to enhance consolidation of motor learning in Parkinson’s disease. KU Leuven
New avenues to facilitate neuroplasticity in the healthy brain: The effect of transcranial direct current stimulation on motor learning and the impact of acute physical exercise on brain derived neurotrophic factor up-regulation KU Leuven
The brain is a fascinating organ that controls every single movement of the human body. More importantly, it has the ability to change and adapt to its own environment. This ability is known as neuroplasticity and it is the key to learning and memory. Therefore, the idea behind this doctoral project is to take advantage of this human plastic brain and manipulate the environment by using innovative non-invasive brain stimulation techniques to ...
Improving neuroplasticity and motor learning by brain stimulation techniques KU Leuven
Neuroplasticity refers to the ability of the brain to change as a result of one's experience, indicating that the brain is plastic and malleable. Synaptic plasticity is the ability of synapses to strengthen or weaken over time, in response to increases or decreases of activity. In the clinical context it determines how patients with a brain injury can recover, e. g. after stroke, in order to regain independence and to perform daily life ...
What is the influence of impaired somatosensory function on motor control and learning? A multimodal approach. KU Leuven
In this project research will be performed on the role of somatosensory function in motor control by behavioral experiments on healthy volunteers and patients and by medical imaging techniques. Novel techniques will be developed to evaluate somatosensory function in healthy volunteers by means of electro-encephalography (EEG). Furthermore, the effects of chemotherapy on somatosensory function and the consequences thereof on motor control will ...
Motor learning and physical fitness in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder Hasselt University
The functional organization of cortico-striatal networks during motor sequence learning: fMRI research in the context of typical and atypical development Ghent University
The postdoctoral project aims to directly investigate the functional organization of the cortico-striatal networks in children with and without motor developmental problems. First, typical developmental changes during motor sequence learning will be compared between children, adolescents and adults on functional brain activation and connectivity parameters. Brain organization will then be compared between typically developing children and ...